"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues." - Cicero
Mission Statement: Our Lady of the Assumption School Commits itself to provide an education based on catholic values and academic excellence in a caring and safe atmosphere in partnership with the family and parish community.
From the Desk of the Principal…November 14, 2023
The faculty and Staff wish all a safe and blessed Thanksgiving Holiday. We pray that your journeys are safe and your gatherings are filled with love, laughter and joy!
Virtue for the Month of November is Courtesy. The theme for the year is Community.
Courtesy is not strictly distinct from the other virtues, but rather a quality to be found in all the virtues. Components of courtesy can be found in humility, reverence and chastity. It is shaped by charity, the form and guide of all the virtues, into the quality of mercy.
In the classroom we are studying the following saints:
Grades TK - 2 ~ St. Martin de Porres
Grades 3-5 ~ Blessed Solanus Casey
Grades 6 - 8 ~ Venerable Pierre Toussaint
Week 32 in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 2:23 – 3:9. I will bless the Lord at all times – Psalm 33(34):2-3, 16-19. Luke 17:7-10.
Their hope was rich with immortality
Today’s first reading speaks of hope, that virtue empowered by trust and courage. In the psalm the people rely on God, knowing he will keep them alive in difficult times. In this reading we hear of the suffering of the upright. God was testing them ‘like gold in a furnace’. The upright will ‘shine out like sparks run through stubble’ and their hope is ‘rich with immortality’.
Today too we see the upright being tested in fire, struggling for a share of the world’s wealth –refugees escaping the clutches of war, people in our cities and in developing countries just trying to survive. They are being tested in fire.
Let us be the sowers of trust and courage in them. Let us be their deliverers of hope.
Saint Bonaventure’s ~ The Interact Club is putting on a fundraiser for teenagers at Casa Pacifica who have no money for gifts this Christmas. Casa Pacifica is a non-profit organization that works to help teenagers and families in need who have behavioral and mental health challenges. The teenagers want to have normalcy in their lives and go shopping. If you would like to know more about Casa Pacifica here is a link to their website. https://www.casapacifica.org/about
The week of November 13th we will have a table set up by St. Julie's chapel to sell coffee and donuts Friendship Sunday style~ $2 dollars for coffee and $2 for donuts. We will be selling coffee and donuts from 7:30am and end at 8:00am.
Thank you!
Calendar Highlights
November 13th-17th | Teacher Conference Week |
November 14th | APA Board Meeting 6:00 pm |
November 15th | Art Trek Training 8:15 am-10:45 am |
November 15th | 1st Parent Hour Turn in Date |
November 15th-17th | Teacher Conferences-Noon Dismissal |
November 17th | Jeans for Jesus-Fall Colors |
November 20th-24th | Thanksgiving Break-No School |
Extended Day Care registration packets are available in the school office.
Contents of Weekly Brown Envelope
Please remove contents, complete and return any forms in the signed Brown Envelope every Wednesday.
Charleston Wrap Packets
Barnes & Noble Book Fair Flyer
Square 1 Art Order Reminder
Square 1 Art
The Parent Participation hours are SELF REPORTED. Tuition alone does not cover the cost of educating a child. The Parent Participation Program helps to achieve more parent involvement and at the same time helps to meet the rising costs of school operation. Each family is required to give 30 hours of service to the school according to the participation options on the Parent Agreement Form. Families have the option of donating the participation fee in lieu of working the hours, for a maximum of $450. A maximum of 10 hrs. is allowed for Scrip. (Every $200 script purchase = one hour.)
Please submit forms on or before the following dates: Wednesday November 15th, Wednesday March 6th and Wednesday May 15th (blank forms are available in the school office)
The school will earn 30-40% of all purchases (price varying on items), and all items are shipped directly to the purchasers. Please share with all your friends and family so OLA can earn as much holiday cheer as possible!
Hot Lunch Helpers-Looking for a way to earn parent hours?
We are always in need of parents to help sort and deliver hot lunches on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Please arrive between 11:30 and 11:40. Lunch sorting is done by 12:10. Helpers will receive 1 parent hour for helping. Remember if you stay for lunch duty until 12:40 you receive 2 parent hours. That sounds like a win-win!! Lunch volunteers must be Virtus certified and fingerprinted through the Archdiocese.
Lost and Found
Please check the lost and found located outside the school office. With the weather changing students are going to need their sweatshirts and jackets. The basket is very full and growing daily! We also have a jar of small items found in the parking lot and around the school. If you are missing an earring, necklace, etc. please stop in and take a look.
New OLA Long Sleeve PE Shirts-
We have added a long sleeve dri-fit PE shirt to our uniform options for PE days. Shirts are available in the school office all year long along with our standard PE t shirt, shorts and crew neck sweatshirts. The new long sleeve shirts are $16.00. Contact the school office to purchase or with questions.
Dolphin Nation
Flag Football News:
OLA dolphins took the field at the friendly confines of OLA field for their championship game against Sacred Heart on Monday afternoon.
Henry Bamieh led our Dolphins to victory throwing four touchdown passes and running for another. Lukas Devericks, Theo Swafford (2), and Max Dall scored the other touchdowns. After the game was tied at 12, OLA scored the next 22 points in a row and shut out Sacred Heart due to stellar Defense from Jack Gorell, Andrew Von Guten, and Sixth Grader Samiah Schnizier. 8th grader Evan Barker had his best game of the season running for 6 first downs, and not allowing a receiver he was covering to catch a pass.
Brena Caron once again was our starting center and every meaningful snap of the football this season was snapped by her, and her stellar play at center solidified the highest-scoring team in the league. 7th grader Xavier Hutchins came in to play QB on OLA’s last possession, and 6th graders Charlie Dufau, Jack Baker, and Leo Molfetta also got on the field to end the game.
Congrats to 8th graders who won their third Catholic League Championship - Henry, Lukas, Evan, Andrew, and Max. Our two-time Champions were Theo and Jack G. OLA Flag Football has now won 31 games in a row in the Catholic League over the last four years. It was a great end, for a great team, led by one of the Greatest 8th grade classes in OLA Flag Football history.
Go Dolphins, and Get Ready for Basketball season, where OLA will go for their third straight championship starting with tryouts in December. Look out for the tryout announcement when you get back from Thanksgiving Break.
Go Dolphins.
Players please return your clean jersey as soon as possible to the school office.
Volleyball News:
Volleyball Team A went undefeated this season earning the first round bye in the playoffs. Watch for playoff game days and times after Thanksgiving break.
Volleyball Team B had a great season. The girls played hard, made new friends.
APA BOARD CORNER
The digital marquee birthday flier is available in the office. Enjoy announcing your child's next birthday on the OLA marquee! Announcement cost is $15
The APA Board would like to thank all the wonderful families of OLA for volunteering and participating in the many fundraising efforts this year. If you are interested in joining for the 2023-2024 school year please contact Jennifer Bamieh jenniferbamieh@yahoo.com
Reporting an absence:
If your child will be absent from school, please complete the Absent Reporting form. This form can be found on our app, tap the menu button or on our website under quick links. This will generate a report that is given to teachers daily. Thank you!
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School Office Hours
The best times to conduct school business in the office are:
Mornings
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Afternoon
12:50 pm - 2:30 pm
Closed for Lunch(12:00-12:50)
After Dismissal hours:
3:00pm-3:30pm
Please do not come in during dismissal. On regular dismissal days the time is from 2:35-3:05 and noon dismissal days the time is from 11:50-12:15. We are calling students for pick-up and are unable to give you uninterrupted attention.
The office is closed for lunch from 12:00pm-12:50pm, if your child needs to leave early from school Please pick them up before 12:00 pm or after 12:50pm.
At Home Rapid Covid Test kits:
Test kits are available in the office. Please contact Jennifer Colitti at jennifer@olaventura.org. You are also welcome to come into the office and pick up tests for your family.
Office of Safeguard the Children
Zoom Protecting God’s Children and
Keeping the Promise Alive
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles mandates all clergy, staff, whether paid or volunteer, and all volunteers who work in any capacity with or around children, the elderly, or people with special needs to complete the initial three-hour VIRTUS® Protecting God’s Children for Adults™ program. The program helps clergy, staff, volunteers, and parents to understand the facts and myths about child sexual abuse, how perpetrators groom children and young people, and how they, as caring adults, can learn and implement the important “Five Step Plan” to Protect God’s Children in helping to prevent child sexual abuse.
More than 150,000 clergy, staff and volunteers have participated in these training sessions throughout the five Pastoral Regions of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Please know you are welcome to attend a training at any parish in our diocese. To learn where the training is taking place visit lacatholics.org and under the pull down menu titled PROTECT/REPORT move your cursor to Safe SafeGuard the Children then to Education and Training. In that section you will be able to navigate to all the training sessions. Our region is the Santa Barbara Region.
Training at OLA:
Protecting God’s Children (Initial Course). To register please call Dea Boheme for more information at 805- 390-1260.
December 2nd, 2023 from 1pm - 4pm.
Location: Santa Cruz Room
Keeping the Promise Alive (Re-Certification Course): To register please call Dea Boheme for more information at 805- 390-1260.
December 9th, 2023 1 pm - 2:30 pm.
Location: Santa Cruz Room
Student Learning Expectations (SLE’S)
OLA Students aim for the S.T.A.R.S when they:
SHOW AND LIVE THEIR FAITH
THINK CRITICALLY AND WORK COOPERATIVELY
ACTIVELY MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
RESPECT OURSELVES AND OTHERS
STUDY AND LEARN